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| Arvind Kejriwal announces |
| Arvind Kejriwal announces portfolios for his six-member Cabinet
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| INDIA
, 28-December-2013
3:44:10 AM |
| Soon after assuming charge as Delhi's seventh chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal held a press conference where he announced the portfolios of the six members of his Cabinet.
Chief Minister Kejriwal has retained key portfolios including Home and Finance. Power, a major plank during his campaigning, has also been retained by the 45-year-old leader.
His close associate, Manish Sisodia, has been given Education and Urban Development.
While announcing 26-year-old minister Rakhi Birla's portfolios, Mr Kejriwal said he has asked her to focus on women's safety in the national capital.
It's a young Cabinet in Delhi now with the average age of the ministers being around 40.
The portfolios allocated today to the six-member Cabinet are:
•Arvind Kejriwal: Home, Power, Finance, Vigilance, Services and all other departments not allocated to others
•Manish Sisodia: Education, Higher Education, PWD, Urban Development, Local Bodies, Land & Building and Revenue.
•Somnath Bharti: Tourism, Law, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture
•Saurabh Bhardwaj: Food & Supply, Environment, Transport, Election
•Rakhi Birla: Women & Child, Social Welfare, Women's Safety, Languages
•Girish Soni: Development, Employment, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes
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